IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma’s message to Sarfaraz, Shahrukh – Team India captain Rohit Sharma has advised young stars such as Sarfaraz Khan and Shahrukh Khan to continue their good form in the domestic circuit and wait for the opportunity to showcase their talents. Both Sarfaraz and Shahrukh were ignored for the India vs Sri Lanka series but the Indian captain suggested that chances are bound to arise and the youngsters should be ready to take it up when they get it. Sarfaraz scored a stunning 275 vs Saurashtra, while Shahrukh chipped in with counter-attacking 194 in the Ranji Trophy days before the squad announcement last week. Follow Insidesport.in for all IND vs SL LIVE Updates.
IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma sends BIG message to domestic stars Sarfaraz Khan & Shahrukh Khan, ‘Keep scoring runs and you will get your chance’
Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday advised young batters aspiring to represent the country and currently playing in Ranji Trophy to keep scoring runs and not worry about selection as opportunities are bound to arise. A host of potential Indian stars got huge runs in Round 1 games of the red-ball tournament, with India’s U-19 World Cup-winning skipper Yash Dhull and Mumbai’s Sarfaraz Khan among those who have scored centuries in the Ranji Trophy.
Speaking in his press conference before the IND vs SL 1st T20, Rohit Sharma touched upon opportunities for consistent performers in domestic cricket and urged them to continue their good work. The Indian captain said, “All I can tell them is keep scoring runs and the opportunity will arise as it has for (Hanuma) Vihari and Shreyas Iyer, Shubhman Gill and all those guys, who are part of the test team now.”
Rohit Sharma added, “A lot of these guys, I know, you got to keep scoring runs, you got to keep your head down and keep doing your job, that is what I can tell them at the moment and that is all we can expect them also to do. And if there will be a time the opportunity will arise, pretty sure that they will also be focussing on, getting more and more runs
rather than worrying about if I am getting selected for not and things like that.”
IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma sends BIG message to domestic stars Sarfaraz Khan & Shahrukh Khan, ‘Keep scoring runs and you will get your chance’
“All these guys who have got an opportunity to play Ranji Trophy, I am very happy that they at least got to play Ranji Trophy, which is the most critical from their perspective. I hope we see more and more performances in the next two games as well,” he added.
Stressing that selection of playing XI depends on a lot of factors, Rohit said that his team will look to do well in the two Tests against Sri Lanka, which will be played next month in Mohali and Bengaluru.
“A lot of things depend on what sort of combination we have at the moment in our particular squad and what pitches we are playing on, the opposition, and things like that.
“So a lot of selection depends on that as well moving forward. But like I clearly said there are only three Test matches. For the two Test matches we have announced the team and there is one Test which will be played in England. We will see about England later.”
IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma sends BIG message to domestic stars Sarfaraz Khan & Shahrukh Khan, ‘Keep scoring runs and you will get your chance’
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